2024 Kickoff Klassic

10th Annual Chillicothe Kickoff Klassic

June 14 - 16, 2024

Entry Fee: $650 + 1 Dozen Baseballs

4 Game Guarantee (weather permitting)

The Chillicothe Kickoff Klassic is open to both Junior American Legion teams and 16U travel teams. We will be utilizing the VA Memorial Stadium as the primary field for all three days as well as a few other local fields for the tournament. ALL teams should be prepared to play on Friday morning.

If you are interested in participating in the tournament please reach out to the tournament director via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Teams

Chillicothe 757 JR
Chillicothe 757 15U Gold
Waverly 142 JR
Portsmouth 23 JR
Columbus Cobras 16U Carper (Paid)
Ohio Redhawks 15U
Ohio Bison 16U
Central Ohio Knights Post 171

Schedule

Results

Fields

Rules

RULES

This is an invitational Junior American Legion Baseball Tournament and any rule not addressed specifically below will be covered by the most current version of the National American Legion Rule Book for Junior American Legion Baseball competition.
16U travel teams are also invited to participate in the tournament.
Teams may use a DH and/or EH or roster bat in the tournament
Either drop -3 BBCOR-certified or wood bats may be used in the tournament.
A coin flip is conducted to determine the home team for all games in pool play; the higher seed will be the home team after tournament seeding is complete.
Teams will play seven-inning games (weather permitting).
A two-hour time limit will be in effect for all games on Friday & Saturday of the tournament; the official time will be noted by the home plate umpire and start from the 1st pitch of the game (NOTE: It is the responsibility of both coaches to determine start time with the umpire). No new innings will start after 2 hours. If a game is tied when the two-hour time limit goes into effect the shootout rule applies: The visiting team puts the player who made the last out in the previous inning on second base. All new batters start with 3 balls & 2 strikes. Teams will begin the inning with 0 outs. After 2 extra innings are completed and the game remains tied, both teams will tie and be credited with 1/2 a point for seeding purposes. All teams should be at the field at least 30 minutes before their game time - the next game will start 15 minutes after the previous game.
No time limit will be used in the championship round on Sunday.
The Home team will be the official book for that particular game. Visiting coaches are encouraged to check with the home team coaches to make sure books are in sync.
In the event of a forfeit, the winning team will be credited with a 1-0 victory for seeding purposes. If possible, the tournament committee will resolve forfeits by making scheduling changes. Forfeits will be used ONLY if schedule changes can not be made to accommodate teams.
The Chillicothe Post 757 Colts, as the host team in the tournament, shall have the right to use their dugout (third base dugout) at Joseph W. Hoffman Field.
All coaches shall use their best judgment related to pitching restrictions; The tournament will utilize the OHSAA pitch count rules which can be found here: Pitch-Count-Rule-Card.pdf (ohsaa.org)

NOTE: the tournament will not monitor pitching but expects coaches to use their best judgment and adhere to established tournament pitch count rules.

The mercy rule will be in effect for the tournament:
- 15 runs after 3 or 4 innings of play
- 10 runs after 5 innings of play or 4 1/2 innings if the home team has the last at-bat
All final game scores shall be texted to the tournament directors by both coaches within one hour of the game being completed

Date Jun 14	Day	Time	VA Memorial Stadium	Mt Logan Field	Hoffman Field
	Fri	9:30 am	Post 757 JR v Post 142 JR
		12 pm	Post 757 15s v Redhawks	Post 23 JR v Cobras	Post 171 15s v Bison
		2:30 pm	NOT AVAILABLE	Post 142 JR v Cobras	Post 757 JR v Bison
		5 pm	NOT AVAILABLE	Post 757s 15s v Post 171 15s	Post 23 JR v Redhawks

Jun 15	Sat		VA Memorial Stadium	Mt Logan Field
		9:30 am	Bison v Post 23 JR	Post 757 15s v Post 142 JR
		12 pm	Post 171 15s v Cobras	Redhawks v Post 757 JR
		SEEDING
		3:30 pm	G1: (3) Chillicothe JR v (6) Cobras 16U	G2: (4) Chillicothe 15U v (5) Bison
		6 pm	G3: (1) Portsmouth 23 v (8) Knights	G4: (2) Waverly 142 v (7) Redhawks

Jun 16	Sun		VA Memorial Stadium
		9:30 am	G5: G2 Winner (Bison) v G3 Winner (Portsmouth)
		12 pm	G6: G1 Winner (Chillicothe JR) v G4 Winner (Waverly 142)
		2:30 pm	Championship G5 Winner (Portsmouth 23) v G6 Winner (Chillicothe 757)

Date	Day	Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Final Score
Jun 14	Fri	Post 757 JR	Post 142 JR	Post 142 JR	8 - 2
Jun 14	Fri	Post 757 15s	Redhawks	Post 757 15s	9 - 3
Jun 14	Fri	Post 23 JR	Cobras	Post 23 JR	10 - 3
Jun 14	Fri	Post 171 15s	Bison	Bison	12 - 0
Jun 14	Fri	Post 142 JR	Cobras	Post 142 JR	11 - 8
Jun 14	Fri	Post 757 JR	Bison	Post 757	3 - 2
Jun 14	Fri	Post 757s 15s	Post 171 15s	Post 757 15s	10 - 0
Jun 14	Fri	Post 23 JR	Redhawks	Post 23 JR	7 - 6

Jun 15	Sat	Bison	Post 23 JR	Post 23 JR	14 - 4
Jun 15	Sat	Post 757 15s	Post 142 JR	Post 142 JR	14 - 2
Jun 15	Sat	Post 171 15s	Cobras	Cobras	20 - 0
Jun 15	Sat	Redhawks	Post 757 JR	Post 757 JR	4 - 0
Jun 15	Sat	(3) Chillicothe JR	(6) Cobras 16U	Chillicothe JR	10 - 9
Jun 15	Sat	(4) Chillicothe 15U	(5) Bison	Bison	9 - 6
Jun 15	Sat	(1) Portsmouth 23	(8) Knights	Portsmouth 23	15 - 0
Jun 15	Sat	(2) Waverly 142	(7) Redhawks	Waverly 142	13 - 9

Jun 16	Sun	Bison (5)	Portsmouth 23 (1)	Portsmouth 23	4 - 1
Jun 16	Sun	Chillicothe 757 (4)	Waverly 142 (2)	Chillicothe 757	9 - 6
Jun 16	Sun	Chillicothe 757 (4)	Portsmouth 23 (1)	Chillicothe 757	12 - 6